Car-stake.



v PATENTED JULY 14, 1908- W. H. TEN-EYGK.

7 CAR STAKE.

.APPLIOATION FILI ID JUNE 24. 1907 yaw ' INVE/VTURI WILLIAM H. TEN FYOK,OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CAR-STAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Application filed June 24, 1907. Serial No. 380,467.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. TEN EYoK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Stakes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a stake with its means for attachment tovehicle bodies generally, although it is more specifically designed foruse in connection with that class of vehicles known as freight cars,whether of the flat car, or the gondola type of car.

By the use of the hereinafter described invention, the stake isermanently secured to the sides of the vehic e body in such a mannorthat the same may be readily thrown into a vertical position to confinethe load of the car, and be held locked in such position so long as theload remains on the car, the stake when released being permitted to .beturned downward so as to lie alongside of the vehicle body in such amanner as to.

clear the floor thereof when employed in connection with a flat car.

The object of the invention is to dispense with the complicated form oflocking means at resentemployed for the securing of the sta e to thesides of the vehicle body in a vertical or upright position, therebymaterially reducing the cost thereof, and to so construct the securingmeans that the stake may be held in locked vertical position in a mannersimilar to the securing of the detachable stakes to the body of avehicle. This object is attained by pivoting the stake to the side ofthe vehicle in order that it may be readily thrown into an upright orvertical position, and in so constructing the same as to permit of alimited vertical movement thereof in order that it may be slip eddownward when in its raised position so t at the lower end thereof maybe placed within a socket-plate rovided to receive the same, whichsocket-p ate is held in line with and a slight distance below thepivotal point of the sta e.

-To com rehend the invention reference should be ad to the accompanyingsheet of drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of anordinary flat car with the stakes secured thereto, the said stakes beingillustrated in raised or vertical position and fitted within thesecuring socket-plates; Fig. 2 is a side View of the car with the stakesshown in their lowered position; Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of thestakes removed from the car and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view takenonline 00 0c of Fig. 1 of the drawings.

For convenience of illustration, the invention is shown as applied to anordinary flat car, and in the drawings the numeral 1 designates the bodyof such a constructed car, to the sides of which are preferably secureda series of supporting brackets or plates 2. To these supportingbrackets or plates are pivoted by means of the pivotal-bolts 3 thestakes 4, the said pivotal-bolts extending through the guide-sleeves 5and the vertically slotted portion 6 of the stakes 4. The saidguide-sleeves are held against vertical movement by the securingpivotal-bolts 3, although the same are free to turn with the movement ofthe stakes 4 as thrown intoa raised and lowered position. The stakes 4move or slip vertically within the guidesleeves 5 through which theywork, due to the vertical play permitted by the slotted portion 6 ofeach stake through which the pivotal-bolts extend. Preferably the stakesare formed of pressed steel, and are tapered upwardly toward the top orupper end, the shape of the stakes being that common to those employedfor the desired purpose.

' A slight distance below each of the pivotal bolts 3 is located ametallic socket-plate 7, which in the present case is secured to andcarried by the sup orting bracket or plate 2, said socket-plate beingdesigned to receive the lower beveled end of the stakes 4, when the sameis dropped downwardly after having been raised to a vertical position.The said socket-plates hold the stakes in vertical position and preventlateral displacement thereof. To guard against the stakes being jarredfrom within the socket-plates during travel of the car with its loadthereon, a hook 9 engages the lower end of the stake 4 projecting belowthe socket-plate 7, said hook being attached to the side of the body 1by means of the chain 10. It will be understood that what may be termeda lock hook 9 is provided for each stake 4.

When the car is not carrying a load, the stakes 4 are thrown into alowered position so as to lie alongside of the car body, Fig. 2

of the drawings, the said stakes folding inwardly from each side of thecenter of the car-body. In order that the two inner stakes of the seriesof stakes may clear each other as lowered or thrown inwardly alongsideof the car-body of a flat car, the slot 6 of the said two inner stakesis extended somewhat beyond the slotted portion of the remaining stakesof the series of stakes, so that the said two inner stakes of the seriesmay be slipped outwardly a given distance and thrown inwardly, the outerend of each of the said two inner stakes being inserted within thehanger 11, secured to the sides of the carbody for receiving andsupporting the outer end of the said stakes. This permits of the upperend of the said stakes clearing the floor level of the fiat car whenlowered or placed out of commission, the upper end portion of each ofthe remaining stakes when lowered resting on the guide sleeve 5 ofadjacent stakes.

Ordinarily siX stakes are employed for each side of an ordinary freightcar, although a greater number of stakes may be utilized, the stakes toeach side of the center of the car-body being lowered by turninginwardly, the outer stakes of the series being thus prevented fromprojecting beyond the ends of the car when the series of stakes arelowered or turned downward.

To place the stakes in Vertical position to hold or confine a load fortransportation on a car, it is only required that the same be turned onits pivot-bolt into an upright position until the said stake stands at aright angle to the body of the car, the raised stake then being droppeddownwardly until its lower end is fitted into the socket-plate 7 so asto hold the stake in its raised or elevated position, the slightdownward movement or play of the stake being permitted by reason of theslotted portion or extension 6 thereof through which the pivotal-boltpasses. The

stake is guided in. its vertical movement as dropped downward into itssocket-plate 7 by the guide-sleeve 5 through which it works, the saidguide-sleeve, as before stated being held against vertical movement. Thestake 4 when thrown into an upright or vertical position and fittedwithin its socket-plate. 7, is held locked therein by means of the hook9, attached to the side of the car body by the chain 10. While the hook9 is the simplest form of locking device for holding the stake withinits socket-plate, still any suitable form of a locking device may beemployed for the u'rpose.

To re ease the stake in order that the same may be turned downwardly,the hook or locking device 9 is detached, and the stake 4 lifted fromwithin its socket-plate 7, when the stake is free to be turned on itspivot connection and. thrown downwardly alongside of the car-body.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be protected by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a car body,of a pin extending laterally therefrom, a stake slotted to slide andturn on. said pin, a sleeve to slid ably hold. and guide the stakemounted on the pin at the outer end thereof to turn with the stake and asocket plate below the pin to receive the lower end of the stake to holdthe stake in. vertical position.

2. The combination with a car body, of a guide sleeve )ivoted to theside of said body, a stake slidably held within the guide sleeve to turntherewith, said stake being slotted to slide on the pivot of the guidesleeve and a rigid socket plate rigidly connected to the body at a pointbelow the pivot of the guide sleeve to receive the lower end of thestake and hold the stake in vertical position.

3. The combination with a car body, of a laterally extending pivot pin,a stake slotted for the greater portion. of its length to slide and turnon said pin, a socket plate belowsaid pin to receive the lower end ofthe stake and hold the stake in vertical position, and a socket plate ata substantial distance to one side of the pin to receive and support thelower end of the stake when the stake is in lowered position.

4. The combination with a car-body, of a series of vertically slottedstakes pivoted to each side of the said body and slidable on theirpivots, the stakes being arranged to turn inwardly toward the center ofthe said car-body, the slotted portion of the two inner stakes of eachseries of stakes being considerably prolonged. beyond the slottedportion of the remaining stakes of the series of stakes, of meanscarried at the sides of the car-body for receiving the lower end of thestakes when in a vertical position and holding the same in such adjustedposition, and. means carried at the side of the ear-body il'or receivingand supporting the lower end portion of the two inner stakes of theseries of stakes when the same are in a lowered position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. TEN EYOK. WVitnesses:

N. A. AGKER, D. B. Rroimnns.

